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WILLIAM AUGUST SCHMIDT, OF SALEM, SOUTH DAKOTA.

OIL-CAN VALVE.

To all whom 'z't may concern.-

' Be, it known that I, WILLIAM A. SCHMIDT,

. a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Salem, in the county of McCook and State of South Dakota, have invented a new and Improved ()il-Can Valve, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to metal receptacles, and has particular reference to cans or receptacles for oils of a light or inflammable nature. 7

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a can adapted to carry kerosene, gasolene or some analogous oil, and from which the oil is to be dispensed into lamp j'owls or other devices, an air vent being provided in the top of the can to facilitate theoutflow of oil and the outlet being guarded normally by an automatically closing valve leaving direct link connection with a closure for said vent.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the drawings forming a part of this specifiea-' tion in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of an oil can showing the valves closed, the section being on the line 11 of Fig. 3; Fig. 2 is a similar view indicating the valves open; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view showlng particularly the guiding means for the vent closure.

The several parts of this device may be made of any suitable materials, and the relative sizes and proportions of the same, as well as the general design of the mechanism, may be varied to a considerable extent without departing from the spirit of the 1I1V8I1" tion hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I show at 10 the body of a can of any suitable form, size or dimensions having secured permanently thereto a top 11. Any suitable handle, shown as a bail 12, may be connected to the can for manipulating it. The can may be filled in any suitable manner, as for instance, through a filler openlng 13 having a cap 14.

The can top 11 is provided with a long]- Specification of Letters Patent. t t 15, 1916, Application filed May 28, 1915. Serial No. 30,869.

tudinally arranged depression or groove 15 preferably formed by depressing the metal at such point, and in the bottom of such groove is formed a vent hole 16.

17 indicates a substantially airtight closure for the vent hole 16, said closure comprising a cork body 17 fitted slidably upon the upper surface of the grooved bottom and having a metal cap 17 secured at its upper surface by any suitable means- The metal plate or washer 17 is slidably fitted against the under surface of the grooved portion of the top and a pin 17 extends through all of the closure parts maintaining them permanently together and with the proper degree of friction between'the parts 17 and 17 and the metal of the top. The pin 17 has an eyelet at its lower end and the pin serves as a positive means to limit the sliding movement of the closure along the vent 16.

18 indicates a pour-out spent for the can, the same being fitted in the front portion of the top 11 and having its inner end normally closed by a VtllXG '19 comprising a disk of cork or its equivalent and to which is connected a flat spring 20, the connection being made by means of a pin 21 having an eyelet at its inner end. The other end of the spring is secured in rigid position at the top of the can by means of a rivet or its equivalent 22. The normal tendency of the spring is to hold the valve 19 closed as shown in Fig. 1, at which time a link 23 extending between the eyelets of the pins 17 and 21 serves to maintain the closure 'in its closed position.

To deliver oil from the can the spout 18 is projected into a lamp bowl or other receptacle, the can being well tilted for this purpose irrespective of the amount of oil contained therein, and while in tilted position the operator will draw upwardly upon the closure 17, producing an opening through the vent 16 to allow air to enter, and during such movement of the closure the valve 19 will be drawn open against the force of the spring 20. When sufficient oil has been delivered, the closure will be released and the spring 20 will serve to quickly and automatically close the "valve 19 with a correspondin g closure of the vent 16 as above described. The form of the groove 15 assists in guarding the closure and preventing lateral displacement thereof. The device is simple in construction and hence cheap to manufacture, and is of a perfectly reliable nature in practice for the purposes of the invention.

1 claim:

1. The combination with an oil can having a top with a vent hole therethrough and having a pour-out nozzle, of a closure for said vent comprising an upper cap, an inner plate, a packing membeiybetween the cap and the can top, and a pin passing through the cap, packing member and plate holding these parts in definite position, said pin passing through the vent and serving to limit the sliding movement of the closure, a valve for the nozzle, a flat spring connected to the valve and serving to automatically seat the valve to close the nozzle, and a link extending directly fromthe valve to the closure pin whereby when the closure is opened the valve will be drawn open against the force of said spring.

2. The combination of an oil can having a spout and provided in its top with a depression having a vent opening in its bottom, a spring having one end secured to the can and carrying at its free end a valve for closing the spout, a closure mounted to slide in the depression of the can top over the opening thereof and provided with a mem ber extending through the opening in the bottom of the depression, whereby to guide and limit the sliding movement of said closure, and a hHk'COD IIBCtIIIg the inner end of the guiding member of the closure with the prising members arranged on the outer and inner faces of the top of the can and a bolt securing the said members together, the bolt passingthrough the opening in the top of the can and having an eye at its inner end, and a link secured to the valve and .to the eyes of the said bolts.

It testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' WILLIAM AUGUST SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

O. ARNOLD, N. S. MUNGK. 

